​#DomesticExtremist trend mocks UK police surveillance of protesters

Non-conformists across the UK are taking to social media to declare themselves #DomesticExtremists in a bid to raise awareness about secretive police powers.

Organized by the Network
for Police Monitoring (Netpol), the first annual ‘Domestic
Extremist Awareness Day’ encourages Facebook and Twitter
users to publicly declare what might make someone a so-called
‘domestic extremist’.

A stream of tweets has been posted throughout the day, with many
mocking the term for its deliberate ambiguity.